How to Get the Deepest Darkest Sun Tan

Never Tan to Long or Burn

You've no doubt heard the latest on sun safety and yet there are still those among us who love worshiping the sun. We long for a deep dark tan and feel less than whole without one.

With the proper skin care many tolerate sun tanning very well and yet everyone, regardless of skin type, should care for their skin properly. Everyone has skin and skin dies and builds up without the proper care. 

It's fair skinned people who need take the most precautions. The one thing we must all avoid is burning.  

Burning damages the skin and your tan.  You will not get or keep a great deep dark tan if you try to rush it.  The only way to get a deep, dark and beautiful tan is to do so gradually.

If you feel you've done so apply an aloe based products, or apply real aloe from a plant to your skin. Aloe heals skin including skin that's been exposed to the sun to much.  

You must get rid of the dead skin cells, or dry skin in order to prevent a think layer of dead skin forming.  Such a layer of skin will block you from tanning and eventually peel taking your tan with it.  

Always make sure your skin is not blocked with a cover of dead skin cells. A barrier of dead skin mask the potential for tanning. When you exfoliate do so gently to maintain the growth of new healthy cells thus allowing your tan to penetrate to the deepest healthy layers of the skin.

Lotion -  Suntan lotion is the vital ingredient to a really good tan.

Unless you don't need a lot of protection choose a suntan loaded with moisturizers and an SPF of 8 or 10. Apply an even and generous coat of lotion all over your body.

If you don't typically burn you can use an extreme tanning lotions like black seen to your right.

A good suntan lotion prevents skin from tanning too quickly and burning. Think of it as browning slow and steady, not burning to a crisp under the broiler.  

Go inside, drink an 8 ounce (or more) glass of water, after which look for the line of demarcation indicating you've added color to your tan. This is all you need to do in order to gain the tan you long for.

The key is to do this on a daily basis if you tolerate it without burning if so lay out every other day.  You will build a slow and gradual healthy tan that will be deep, dark and last. After you've tanned for a few weeks you may increase the time by completing your 15 minute intervals, taking a water break returning to do an additional 15 minute session on each side. This works you up to one hour a day.

Pools and Pool Floats, Rafts and Tanning Lounger

Tanning while floating on a pool raft, float or lounger is a great way to get the suns reflective rays all over your body. This is a great way to get that all over even tan you crave.  Plus floating in the pool is relaxing giving your mind the stress relief needed to maintain a healthy positive outlook. 

Shower

• Don’t shower to soon, to long or to briskly during your tanning sessions.  
• If you shower in the morning and sunbath in the afternoon you may feel the need to shower after you tan.
• Prolonging a shower after tanning is important.  
• Showering to soon removes the moisturizing tanning lotions drying out and irritating your sun kissed skin.  
• Allow time for the skin to regain it's natural temperature and balance before showing. 

Showers and Tanning

• It's best to wait as long as you can before showering after you've sunbathed.  
• The skin has a natural process to complete before shocked by a shower.  
• The stimulation of melanin aids in the tanning process and it is for this reason you should put off showering as long as possible. 

Moisturize - This is the most vital step to maintain a deep dark tan and keeping it is to hydrate the body from the inside out.

Apply a really good moisturizer each morning before you dress and each night before bed.

Your sun kissed skin will drink it up, your tan will look better and last longer. Use a tan extending moisturizer like those to your right.